Where are all the Dollshe Bermanns?

my little Bowen is in Taiwan right now.
oh...>.< i miss him so much...so wanna hug him...

 

Hey, I adored him too! I just didn't buy one.

I am happy to admire yours and Christy's from afar. ^_^

 

Ahh! Its the John Denver Bermann!!

Bermann is such a cool guy, it'd be awesome to see more photoshoots of the new ones who found their way home. :grin:

tamara

 

:cry:
Waaah! Where was I when poor Bermann was being rejected?!
Dagnabit......I spent too long in Himstedt-land and missed all the good dolls.

Michelle

 

I don't have one, but I bet if I had gotten in BJDs any sooner I would've snatched him for sure. I love Bermann... he's so gorgeously creepy. ^^;

 

Ooh...I love Bermann. I personally like his more "mature" face, but I didn't know about bjd's when all the reselling was going on...so I missed out. I wouldn't have had the funds anyway. lol But you know, I could certainly due with seeing some more pictures of Bermann. *hint hint to all you lucky enough to own one types out there*

 

i was kind of iffy on bermann until i saw owner pictures. of course, by then it was too late.

I wish i had more money and could backtrack in time- I would totally own a bermann! But, alas, the money is short (i'm moving ^_^) and they are no longer up for sale

I'll just content myself staring at the lovely pics! :grin:

 

There were two orders of Bermann? Maybe there'll be a third. Thrird time's a charm and all that. x3;;

 

I would really like to have a Bermann, sooner or later.

I must say I like the default make up he has in the pics in his Korean online shop very much.

He looks very sweet in them!

To tell the truth, I generally prefer sweet-looking boy dolls instead of the "cool" and "masculine" ones, this is why I didn't order a Bermann.

I thought he looked too "grown up", too "manly" for my liking...

But then I saw some pics of him and suddenly fell in love with him...

But it was too late!! :cry:

I really hope someone who doesn't like him will sell his to me, when I have saved enough money to afford him and the several other dolls I'm in love with.

Or maybe they will release a third group of Bermann dolls in a few months...

At least, I hope so! :wink:

Cheers!

PS: I need to explain that I LIKE cool looking boy dolls, but I prefer looking at them rather than owning them!

 

What only ONE pic?

You Bermann owners have to do better than that!

For those of us who don't own one ....we want to see this guy.

 

Berman's size intimidates me tons. He's just SO huge. When I had the money, I could have gotten him, but decided against it. He just doesn't -do it- for me, so to speak. I do enjoy looking at his pics, though.

 

I'd heard rumors that Dollshe was planning on coming out with another male doll - like Bermann, but a different face - some time in the (unknown) future. Has anyone else heard this?

**drools**

Also, for those of you who have Bermanns...does anyone have an SD13 boy, and can take pictures of them together for us? I'm wondering about scale stuff....

 

oh my goodness, yes! I think I would melt into a puddle of goo at the beauty of that, definitely. I loooove Berman; I think he's the first boy doll that I've really fallen hard for. His hands, his face...

 

At first, Bermann used to kinna scare me, I think his eyes seemed off or something at the time but I've fallen in love with him after looking at other members' pics here. XD
I was about to go on a hunt to find out where to get him and then read he's no longer sold~ I love his more mature and masculine face, he's almost close enough to being the "perfect boy" that I've been wanting to get.

Hopefully there will be another mature/masculine sculpt by someone....

 

sorry for the blurry pix,

bowen with his brother, owen.

bermann and me the story has go back a year ago,
when the first time i saw him i totally fall in love with him.
but i wasnt sure if i'm ready for this kinda big boy,
i did plan to order when the first pre-order comes out, but i didnt.
later i couldnt find anymore bermann to order, i was so regret.
thank god! i was able to order a bermann from the second pre-order!
((actually i order from someone order the second pre-order, long story))
he's just my type! i love him so much!
um...i'm a student in boston, but i'm actually from taiwan! ops:
so bowen is in taiwan with my other bjds. really miss him...>.<

 

I'm not Linda, but I can tell you that the last time I went to Taiwan with my MSD Ken, I scared a heck of a lot of people. ops: My college aged cousin and her friends kept calling him The Corpse.

 

Bermann arrived at our house a week or so ago - and my daughter is in love. His hands and body sculpt are exquisite.

but.....

I've got some reservations myself - A Souldoll arrived at the same time, and the difference in the resin is incredible - Souldoll's is translucent - Bermann's is pitted around his ears and feet especially, and very matt almost chalky. his faceup has to come off - which I think will really change how I feel about him - but we haven't had time to approach that yet. With the incredible delicacy and detail in his hands and torso - i was surprised by the squareness of his head!

and the poor dear cant sit, can't stand, but he lounges very beautifully ---- and he gets really grouchy when we try to put clothes on him!!!! hmmm - actually with his beautiful body, maybe he need some hakama pants and a beautiful body tattoo..... and none of my SD wigs fit him - his head is smaller than SD, but seems to be larger than mini - so I need to go get some new wigs and eyes for him.....

anyway - i don't know if this is an issue with others - but i am needing to work a bit at the bonding with him........

 

Hi !

What did you mean by those words, exactly?

Has your Bermann got some kind of stringing problems, by chance?

All the best,

 

Yikes!

There are still only 3 pics??? You guy have to do better than that!!

I think there should be a beauty contest for Bermann. Who's got the best pic of this guy?

 

hi guys,

I'm sure you are right - I'm trying to figure if he is too tightly strung, or too loose. His legs don't "lock" into place in a straight position, and his torso keeps slumping --- maybe he is too loose?

Karin - I know I need to take him apart and restring him and suede him, but I'm kind of nervous - especially because I'm a little afraid of all the pitting - my Bermann is one that was probably poured either during or just after the rains - he doesn't have any pitting on his face, but his ears and toes are pretty affected. So I'm a little nervous about sanding him at all.

Don't get me wrong, he is a very beautiful doll --- his resin is such a pale pale color - I need to hold him against my BW shiwoo elf to see how he compares..... and I love his joints - they are truly spectacular. I like the Hakama idea - but probably won't do the tattoo unless I get much more comfortable with his resin...

hey Karin,
If i fail to bond - I'll definitely keep you in mind. I would love for him to be in such a great family.

take care
patl

 

Karin if you want a Bermann can't you just order him?

 

nah, i have been in boston area for about two years.
i love to read through all the posts in my free time as a way to improve my english.
bjd is getting popular in taiwan and hong kong in these two years.
i even see it on newspapers, some articles said bjd is the "new fashion trend."
this is the photo from a hong kong local magazine(2003),


the magazine is saying bjd is the most cool "toy" for next year(2004),
and it did a little introduction on the ai's body, also the hong kong limited ai.
it's great started to see more more sd/bjd on newspapers and magazine.

there are few people who make the head only and sell it on taiwan yahoo auction.
here is one:
http://tw.f2.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/b16203574

if you wanna see more chinese websites,
this is a good place to start: http://bjdl.hk.st/
i hope i help.

btw...
i also love omiclon! he's a sweet boy. looking forward for the new hyperdolly in november!

 

ohoh! that's great to hear serendipity is coming out a new boy!
i also heard blue fairy is coming out three new tiny fairy. (2 boy + 1 girl)
are you talking about narin doll? i just order my narea in october.
narea now renamed to zora, she's coming home in the first week of november.
this x'mas is crazy for me, so many wonderful new bjds! dont forget dp12 is also coming up!

 

to Ladylovemark:
i'm not the owner of the lovely elf el,
but i actually know the owner, so maybe it's better to delete the pix(imho). ops:
here is the owner's yahoo photo album:
http://hk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chaoshellsing/my_photos

 

to Karin:
thank you.
i think your bermann and other bermann has more mature look than mine.
bowen sometimes seem childish with his brothers, and he sometimes smile, really sweet.
i wish i have the pix when he's smiling. the pix is in my photo cd which i left in taiwan.

i plan to get narea twins, if i like zora.
i'll post lots pix when i get her! i cant wait to see her!
i was thinking get a narin, too. but i dont like small male bjd.
do you already have pix of the new serendipity boy? oh, i wanna see him!

i dont have a u-noa to compare with narea,
but if you check narin doll's website, they have body pictures.
narin doll's body does look like u-noa's a lot, but anyway, the face is totally different.

 

to Karin:

some ppl say narin doll's body looks like u-noa,
and i think i saw a post somewhere in doa talk about narin doll.
some say narin doll copy u-noa's body "function."
which like move the eyes to the right or left without opening the head.
imho, i feel if we really have to be picky, then most of the bjd companies copy each other.
i simply love the face of narea. ^^ i saw few pix on the korean forums.
from what i see narin doll's body skin color is very much like soul doll, looks really good.
((unlike the pix on narin doll's website))

i'm hoping volks will comes out a good sd13 boy for my type.
or otherwise i'll go for a happy doll authur. authur looks like bermann a little.
i think authur is the younger ver. of bermann. haha, just my opinion.

bermann is really amazing. i just love him!

 

Karin,

thanks for the information.
i'm glad to hear Bimong has faith in his narin doll.

now i really cant wait to see narea.
>_< oh...november...it's so hard to wait.

 

Now you've got me curious about his joint system. Can anyone get me some nice closeupf of a knee joint, or an elbow, or a better nude picture? His tall lanky body facinates me beyond all comprehention.

 

It apears to me from the hand structure of this doll, that he is patterned after someone that is an XYY male. That would also account for his taller structure. I love his look. Of course my first husband had that look...

 

Wow! I didn't like Bermann at all until I saw Karin's and I must say, he's absoulutely gorgeous! I'd never consider getting one myself though, he's just not my type. ops:

 

I love him! Something about his stature and expression seems to set him apart... He has such a deep pensive look to him. Not to mention that I've seen pics of Berman where I've SWORN he was real!

And I love his hands. Many people probably don't cause they're very detailed and vein-y. But that's what I love about them!

 

Berman is an interesting doll, but not really my style. It's cool how he has all the extra joints and stuff though. Very lovely pics everyone. Oh I don't suppose we could see some body shots? I've seen a few before, but I'd like to see more.

http://tw.f2.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/b16203574

I can't read chinese, is that a modified F-08 head? They did a very good job with the modification...

 

Bowan is my favorite Berman. But Berman is one of my favorite BJDs. I'd never want to own him, but I was very gleeful when I finally found a nice picture of him that I could nick and hide away in my folder to look at sometimes. His face is really nice, but the hands are my favorite thing. I just like hands that look alive and real.

 

Hi Zalem!

I just recently took Vincent apart and put some wire in him for improved stability and took some body photos. Here are a few shots that illustrate his joints and range of motion:












He was trying to do sit-ups here and fell over!

 

WOW!

I LOVE his body! And those joints are REALLY interesting. I've never seen a joint system like that. Do the thinner pieces between the limb opening and the main join part slide out/around for extra flexibility? That's what it looks like...

Now I REALLY wish I'd knuckled under and gotten a Bermann when I had the chance...

 

Hey Kiyakotari :wink:

Yeah, those extra pieces also move. He really has a nice range of motion with those. Of course, they don't lend well to an aesthetic look, but they are very effective for getting tight motion on the joints that would 'stretch' with the normal ball joint anyway.... ops:

 

Hey Karin!! :wink:

I sort of did it the lazy backwards way...I didn't want to take his feet apart so I started at the head. Everything came apart but his legs. I had the elastic inside still and resting between the legs inside the hip section. So all I had to do was take the torso apart. He needed repair anyway on some suede that was coming off. (speaking of...before, I had been gluing the suede in with the smooth side down and the fuzzy side up. Last night I switched it and tried it the other way and it grabs better--maybe {before} I was doing it wrong all along??)

Anyway...I just folded the wire in half, twisted it a couple times--and then where it split, each split went down his thighs to his knees and stopped. I didn't even TRY to continue wire through his joints. But the wire probably extends up his torso about midway through his chest. It's some grounding wire I got at the local hardware store. It's insulated too so it's easy to work with. It's thick, but still thin enough to bend easily. It REALLY helps with the torso too which was needed for him badly.

So the wire acted like a sort of 'pole' for me to stack his stomache and torso back onto and VOILA! You don't even have to take his arms out to do this...although I did since his arms needed a bit of repair too.

The only thing with taking him apart backwards like this from the head is when he goes back together you have to grab your string tool and grab the hook back up through the neck and into the head which took alot of muscle and profanity (being it was late-night after work....ugh!) ....and TAH-DAH! He was fully attached again! It really wasn't that hard...but I know what you mean about taking him apart. Remember too....all of the parts on the right side have those little dots etched into them. That helps...but I sorta sueded over a couple of those, so you still have to keep track a little.

Waves back frantically!!

 

WOW!, those are great pics!! ive never seen really good pics of Bermans joints before, truly amazing... Vincent looks awesome in all of his pics!

Berman is deff my favorite resin bjd made to date,..seeing a pic of him last year is actually what inspired me to create my own doll, I just love his tall lanky proportions, i really wish there were more mature dolls like him :grin:

 

Yes, they rather look like skeleton joints, lol. I'm surprised no one else has made a doll with a similar system, but maybe that's the reason.

 

*ears prick* Do you have any pictures of your own creation?